Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volume 57, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 328-337

Resource loss, resource gain, PTSD, and dissociation among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel (Article)

Finkelstein M.*
  • a Department of Social Work, Zefat Academic College, Israel

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the loss and gain of resources, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociation among Jewish Ethiopian immigrants in Israel following exposure to stressful events occurring pre-, peri-, and post-migration. Resources are defined as objects (e.g., housing), conditions (e.g., employment), personal (e.g., self-esteem), or energy (e.g., culture). A random sample (N = 478) of three waves of immigrants participated in the research (N1 = 165; N2 = 169; N3 = 144). The data were collected in 2001. Age, loss and gain of resources, traumatic events peri-migration, post-migration difficulties, posttraumatic symptoms, and dissociation were assessed. The relationships between the variables were assessed with multiple hierarchical regressions predicting PTSD and dissociation with gain and loss of resources, over and above age, immigration wave, and trauma. A significant relationship was found between PTSD symptoms and loss of self-esteem resources (r = 0.17 p < 0.001), while dissociation was positively associated with gain of housing resources (r = 0.20, p < 0.001). Both PTSD and dissociation were predicted by younger age. The findings are discussed in light of the conservation of resources (COR) theory (Hobfoll,), of resource loss and gain among Ethiopian immigrants. © 2016 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Author Keywords

Dissociation Ethiopian refugees loss and gain of resources PTSD Immigration

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DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12295
ISSN: 00365564
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English